Article 1 - School District Organization

1160 - Legal Counsel

PHILOSOPHY AND PURPOSEPublic education is governed by an ever growing body of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. The complexity of legal requirements imposed on the District requires legal advice and attorney work product. To accomplish these ends, Weber School District Board authorizes the District to employ one or more attorneys as in-house legal counsel. The Board may designate one of those attorneys as General Counsel for the district. This policy sets forth the duties, authority, and employment status of the District’s legal counsel. POLICY Officer of the Court ...

1135 - Board Policy Process

PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHYWeber School District (hereinafter referred to as WSD and/or District) believes that its primary responsibility is the development of education policy. Policies should define the desire and intent of the Weber School District Board (hereinafter referred to as Board), as it relates to their students, and should be in a form which is sufficiently explicit to guide administrative action. It is the purpose of this Policy to establish the process by which District Policy shall be managed, reviewed, proposed, and adopted. POLICY To ensure that policies are...

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1110 - Board Members

PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHY Weber School District (WSD) is committed to providing educational experiences which motivate each student to become a lifelong learner, attain academic and personal potential, and enter the workforce with the necessary skills. The District fulfills this commitment by having a collaborative relationship between Weber School District Board members, the Superintendent, teachers, administrators, parents, and the community. The WSD Board of Education is composed of elected or appointed public officials who manage various functions of the public schools within the...

Board Eligibility, Board Qualifications, School Board

1130 - Board Meetings

PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHYWeber School District Board of Education recognizes that it is a public body as defined in Utah law. As such, the Board has a responsibility to conduct its official business in an open and transparent manner. All meetings of the Board will be open to the public and will comply with Utah’s Open and Public Meetings Act (“OPMA”), unless properly closed in accordance with Utah law and this policy. The Board values public input and adopts this policy to encourage students, parents, and community members to share that input in an orderly fashion. POLICYIt is the policy of...

School Board, Board Meetings

1100 - Board Legal Status, Powers, Duties, and Responsibilities

PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHYThe District was established by the state legislature, under the authority contained in the Utah State Constitution, for the sole purpose of providing an education to the students of the District. While the establishment of the District also provides other services, such as caring for students during the school day, providing employment to the school staff, and providing facilities for the use of the community, all of these services are necessarily subordinate to the District's prime function of providing an education to students. The Board of Education is elected by...

Board Power, Board Duties, School Board

Article 1 - School District Organization